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Source: uk.gamesdomain.yahoo.com --- 4 days ago
He may be retired, but Hiroshi Yamauchi still rakes it in as chairman of Nintendo, and Wii sales have helped him become the wealthiest business bloke in ... ... Source: www.news.com --- 5 days ago
The monstrously-popular video game console has grown Nintendo's market cap so much that it has vaulted its former chairman to the country's top wealth spot. ... Source: www.moreover.com --- 4 days ago
According to Forbes, Yamauchis net worth has tripled since 2006 and soared $3 billion over the past year to $7.8 billion, driven by the phenomenal sales success of Nintendos Wii and DS systems. ...
Source: www.theglobeandmail.com --- 5 days ago
Former Nintendo chairman is worth about $7.8-billion, according to Forbes ... Source: www.1up.com --- 4 days ago
Former Nintendo President's stocks pays off big-time. ...
Source: www.eurogamer.net --- 5 days ago
Thanks to Wii sales, says Forbes. ... Source: www.gamepro.com --- 5 days ago
Maddening sales of Wii have made former Nintendo president Hiroshi Yamauchi the Richest human being in Japan, says envy facilitator, Forbes Magazine, in its latest annual rankings. ... Source: www.gamepro.com --- 5 days ago
Maddening sales of Wii have made former Nintendo president Hiroshi Yamauchi the Richest human being in Japan, says envy facilitator, Forbes Magazine, in its latest annual rankings. ... Source: www.nintendoworldreport.com --- 8 hours ago
Nintendo’s ex-President is still a major stockholder and has a net worth of $7.8 billion. ...
Source: darkzero.co.uk --- 5 days ago
Forbes has recently posted an article detailing the Richest people in Japan. They comment that the country’s biggest gainer, and new No. 1 Richest is currently the retired Nintendo chairman, Hiroshi Yamauchi. Apparently his pimp hand is still strong, as his net worth soared $3 billion in the past year, and is now triple the amount [...] ... Source: www.thewiire.com --- 4 days ago
Former Nintendo president and chairman rolls large. ... Source: wii.ign.com --- 5 days ago
Ex-Nintendo President valued at $7.8 billion. ... Source: www.gamefocus.ca --- 5 days ago
Hiroshi Yamauchi, the Man who steered Nintendo’s fortunes as company president from 1949 to 2002, and who only left the board of directors in mid-2005, has been named as the Richest Man in... ...
Source: www.play-gadgets.com --- 1 day ago
Hiroshi Yamauchi, the former President of Nintendo, is also the Japan’s Richest Man this year, having a net worth of $7.8 billion and 10% of Nintendo’s shares. The strong sales of Wii has contributed greatly to the rising market capitalization of Nintendo. The next catalyst in line will be the Wii Fit. Image: Nintendo | [...] ... Source: basseq.newsvine.com --- 3 days ago
The biggest gainer was the country's new No. 1, the retired and now largely low-profile Nintendo chairman, Hiroshi Yamauchi, whose net worth soared $3 billion in the past year and has tripled since 2006, thanks mostly to booming sales of the Wii gaming device. ... Find more search results for Japan's Richest Man on RSSMicro.com |
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Former Nintendo chairman Hiroshi Yamauchi is officially Japan's Richest Man, reports Forbes.
The 80-year-old Yamauchi retired from the company he turned from a playing card maker into the world's foremost maker of videogames in 2005, but remains a major shareholder. The exploding profits off the success of Nintendo DS and Wii mean that Yamauchi is now worth an estimated $7.8 billion.
Other gaming industry figures on the list include Aruze founder Kazuo Okada at #12, Enix founder Yasuhiro Fukushima at #25, Konami's Kagemasa Kozuki at #34, Sega Sammy's Hajime Satomi at #36, and Koei husband and wife founders Keiko and Yoichi Erikawa at #39.
The list is predominantly old and male: The average age is 66, and only three women, including Erikawa, made the rankings this year.
Japan's 40 Richest [Forbes]
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You want a single Man's fortunes by which you can gauge the current success of Nintendo? Look no further than former chairman Hiroshi Yamauchi, who in the past three years has gone from being Japan's... ...
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Forbes has published a list of the 40 wealthiest people in Japan and guess who is sitting pretty at the top of the pile? None other than former Nintendo chairman Hiroshi Yamauchi whose net worth soared US$3 billion in the past year for a total of US$7.8 billion. The ex-Pres is no doubt sitting on the top of the heap thanks to a huge windfall on the back of the success of the Wii and Nintendo DS. More inside ...